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TWICE-A-WEEK VOLUME S 3. Thkjyeek By Arthur Brisbane MONSIEUR’S ARITHMETIC BAD. LIGHT FOR HENS AND TREES. THERE AND HERE. MEN AND WOLVES. THE DOCTOR MILL. Monsieur Loucheur, ablest finan cier mind in France, tells Americans “You must put out your minds all idea of getting the money that France owes you. Payment is im possible, Consider the stupendous sum Franee owes you.” The amount that France owes us is a little over four billion dollars. Loucheur may be right, payment may be impossible. But this puzzles you. Poincare, consenting to a conference, says there musn’t be any suggestion of cutting down the amount he thinks Germany should pay. That amount is thirty billions. If France can't pay “the stupen ous sum” of four billions, how can Germany pay more than seven times as much? Will the world confer ence answer that question? Ordinary arithmetic won’t answer. Cotton sold off a little, but it is still above 30, and if you want it you might as well buy it now. It is going to be a scarce commodity. Fortunately, the cotton growers will get a somewhat better price, not because hey deserve it, as they do, but because the crop is small. Chickens lay more eggs when you light the coop at night, prolonging the period of siting. Everybody knows that. Now it m shown that prolonging the day by electric light will make plants increase their growth. ; - —• ■ 1 v . It seems we are getting poorer, especially the richest among us. Only one man in the United States this year pays tax on income of five mil lion dollars. The Government does n’t tell who that one is. Income tax reports are kept secret. The tax that * man pays on a small home is public property. i- - ■ Only twenty-one Americans re ported incomes of one million dol lars or more, In 1920 seventy rejported incomes of a million. The solitary income 1 of five millions represents five pec cent on one hundred million dollars. Sev eral Americans would laugh if you offered them a hundred million for everything they own. This doesn’t mean illegal or criminal evasion of income tax. The laws are drawn so that they reach small men, do-tors lawyers, moderate sized b isiness men. They don’t reach the really great fortunes. Everybody knows that several great fortunes, Henry Ford’s John D. Rockefeller’s, and two or three others are worth many times one hundred million do'lars. But the money is in corporations. The owners of tJie corporations do not draw the money out. They re nivest it, a good thing when it is re invested in labor giving enterprises, not so good when invested in b.tnds that pay no tax whatever. If the election of anybody fcr president, would hurt your bu.vness or your feelings, '“Lloyd’s” of Eng land will insure you against that election. One concern paid down $38,000 and Lloyd’s agreed to pay $400,000 in case of Ford’s election— issuing a policy, which is a good way of disguising a bet. The question is: Can Ford, by any chance, stampede the Democratic convention? Political leaders believe that if Ford had a regular nomina tion it would be impossible to beat him. If the Democrats believe it earnestly in 1924, and if Ford had somebody that could produce a “Cross of Gold” speech for him, stampeding the convention r.ught not be difficult. What politicians want, first of all, is to win. Last week Communists were marching on Berlin to upset the Re publican government. In this blessed country, at about the same time, the public was learn ing of a tobacco combination amount ing to two hundred and fifty mil- Tions of dollars, combining big inter ests, simplifying business —all ex cellent, provided thepublic keeps The N ews-Hera ij> jWTOM^ ' INDICTED FEDER AL GRAND JURY % Atlanta, Ga.—Springing a sur prise on both prosecution and de fense by indicting the government’s star witness in the case, the federal grand jury Friday afternoon return ed an indictment charging eor.spir acy against Sheriff E. S. Gainer, Deputy Sheriffs Howard Garner and J. M. Bernard, of Gwinnett county, and A. L. (“Red") Tosh, convicted liquor runner, who appeared before the grand jury as principal witness aganist the Gwinnett officers, only to find himself jointly indicted when the jury’s report was returned. This is the second time Sheriff Garner and his tow deputies have been indicted on the same conspiracy charge*, the previous indictment hav ing been thrown out of court on de murrer entered by defense counsel before Judge Samuel H, Sibley. How ever, the first indictment, returned at the March term of court, included two other deputies, L. S. Wages and Lum Brown, neither of whom were mentioned in Friday’s action. On motion of Attorney Len B. Guillebeau, who was in court when the indictment was returned by the grand jury, Judge Sibley ruled that Sheriff Garner and Deputies Garner and Bernard could remain at liberty under the bonds made when the first indictment was found. Attorney Guillebeau stated that his clients denied the charges and that they expect to be ready for trial when the case is called. Due to the fact that Tosh is now serving a sentence imposed after he was captured at Fernandina, Fla., while in the possession of a cargo of liquor, no immediate action is neces sary to assure his appearance at trial. He was removed from Florida to Atlanta to appear as a witness is the case. JUDGE L. C. RUSSELL MAKES ADDRESS Winder; Ga.—Judge LwWs C. Russell, of this city, under the aus pices of the laymen of the Athens Presbytery, held a service at Thya tyra church, near Jefferson, Sun day afternoon. Judge Russell took for his subject the “Origin and Problem of Authority.” He ex plained the origin of authority, and discussed in an able manner the problems now confronting not only the people of eGorgia but of the whole wrold, in the matter of law and order. In his discussion of the. origin of authority, he traced it back through the scriptures to God, himself, and clearly showed that all authority originated from a divine source. Judge Russell also discussed the world-wide disregard of law and the problems as to how to change pres ent lawless conditions largely pre vailing throughout the world. One of his auditors, at the conclu sion of the judge’s remarks said that he never knew before that he was “a good preacher as well as a good lawyer.” Judge Russell makes it a rule to open his court with prayer offered by himself from the bench. < track of what is done. Over in Europe they are tearing things to pieces. Here we are build ing up. Happy we. With a loaf of bread in Germany costing five billion marks—which would have been $1,250,000,000 in the old days—the intellectual Allies are beginning to set aside all ques tion of reparations. They are won dering whether they can hold Ger many together and prevent the ap pearance of another and worse “Rus sia.” The learned Harvard Professor Shaler in his book on the mob de clares that even a gathering of cler gymen by certain influences could be turned into a murderous lynching mob. Our animal ancestors are still alive in the brains that we inherit from them. The St. Louis Star renders great service to the country in its exposure of a medical diploma mill, turning loose upon the country an army of ignorant, dangerous men equipped with “diplomas” authorizing them to practice medicine and destroy life. Medical men who have been con tent to sit on State Boards, confin ing their activities to attacks on oh er schools of healing, never finding ime to investigate their own house and put it in order, ought also to be interested in the work that htp St. Louis Star has done for them. LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1923. rSJSCHERS’ MEETING AT FIRST BAPTIST % The teachers and.officers of the First Baptist Sunday school, with woikers from Winder, Duluth and Norcross, had a very interesting meeting Friday, November 2. The subject for the evening dis cussion was, “The Value of a Teach ers’ Meeting.” Rev. Dodd, of Win der, led the discussion with a very interesting -and helpful address. Fol lowing Rev. Reid gave some prac tical suggestions on conducting a teachers’ meeting. The regular pro gram was then concluded with re sponses from the various superinten dents and workers present. Another interesting feature of the evening was the sandwiches and punch served in the Sunday school annex, which brought all together for better acquaintance and a real social hour. It is anticipated that there will be other meetings of this kind and hoped that this is only the begin ning of such meetings where work ers from various places will get to gether for the purpose of exchang ing ideas and helping each other in the Sunday school work. ■> ARMISTICE DAY TO BE OBSERVED AT M. E. CHURCH Armistice Lay falls On next Sun day and will be appropriately ob served at the Methodist church. The pastor will preach on “The Prophet’s Vision of a Warless World,” and there will be appropriate musical se lections. Ail service men are given a cordial invitation to be special guests at this service at the 11:30 hour. MRS. T. L. AMBROSE ENTERTAINS W. M. S. Circle No. 3, of W. M. S., of Bap tist church, met with Mrs. T. L. Ambrose, Monday afternoon, No vember sth, with the leader, Mrs. G. G. Robinson, acting. White cross work among onr mis sionaries and workers of the differ ent countries was the subject for study. Quite an iuterestingp rogram was carried out. , -,Eift#«n were present at the meet ing. At due conclusion the hostess served delicious ice cream and waf ers. HEALTH PROGRAM AT UNION SCHOOL HOUSE There will be a “Health Program” given at Union school house, Friday evening, November 9, at 6:30 o’clock. Everybody is cordially invited to come. Admision 10 cents. The proceeds will be used for the equipment of the school house. MISS EMMA GARNER, MRS. H. C. PEEVY, Teacheqp. FOR SALE. Nice PolancLChina pigs for sale. nßc J. BEN DAVIS. PEACHTREE CITY. Mrs. Pearl Johnson, of Chamblee, spent Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neill. Mrs. George Burns left Thursday for Mississippi to be the guest of relatives for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Young, of Bu ford, were the week end guests of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Reeves. Miss Annie Hutchins spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hutchins, of Lawievice ville. Miss Mary Lou Dodgen, of Atlan ta, was a Sunday visitor of relatives here. Miss Irene Atkinson, who had an attack of appendicitis last week, is better. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brown were Sunday visitors cf Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Corley. ROBERTS ACADEMY. Mr. Alvin Robertson, of Atlanta, spent the week end at home. Miss Ophi Hutchins will leave Wednesday for her new position Mr. Claud Long: who has been working in Milton county, has come home to stay. Miss Azzie Hutchins who is teach ing at Mechanicsville, spent the week end at home. Mr. Atha Smith, of Stevens, visit ed here Sunday. Mrs. T. B. Dunagan, of Auburn, spent Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Roberts. Mr. B. F. Cani has gone to Macon and south Georgia and other points of the south. School is doing nicely with Mrs. Mamie Oliver asp rincipal and Miss Alice Crenshaw as assistant. Several from here are going to schol at Grayson. PHII.UPE.FOX KILLS CAPTAIN W. S. COBDRN ( _____ Atlanta, Ga., November 6.—Wil liam. S. Coburn, attorney for the Simmons faction of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. and prominent figure in a series of sensational events involving that organization, was shot four times and almost in stantly killed while he sat in his of fice in the Atlanta Trust company building at 4 o’clock Monday after noon by Philip E. Fox, publicity rep resentative for the imperial palace and editor of “The Nighthawk,” of ficial organ of the Evans faction. After hurling his revolver to the floor of the attorney's office, Fox ran to the floor below, where he was caught by George W. Allen, insur ance man, and held until Officer C. 0. Cochran arrived from his beat on the' street below to take him in cus tody. According to Officer Cochran, Fox declared that he was glad Coburn was dead. “I mayjhang for this, but he was planning to ruin me, and I had just as soon be hanged as for him to have ruined me,” Working With city detectives, at tached bf Solicitor Boykin’s office, late Monday night completed a pre liminary investigation of the shoot ing and announced that the Fulton county grand jury Tuesday will he asked to indict Fox on a charge of murder. Women Witness Shooting. Officers closely questioned Mrs. M A. Holbrook, of 326 Stewarc ave nue, stenographer for Coburn, and Mrs.* Oscar Heyman, of Cleveland, Ohio, a client of Coburn, who were eye witnesses to the shooting. “Fox came to Mr. Coburn’s office shortly before 4 o’clock and fsnntl Mr Coburn engaged in a telephony conversation,” Mrs. Holbrook said “\V. T. Rogers, who I think is <*on nected with the office of Henry J. Norton, head of Atlanta Klan No. 1, was sitting by Mr. Coburn’s desk. After waiting a hear minutes, Fox arose and left th* office, stating as he did so that h« would return in '-fttemt’an *Wnr, whwt heoould talk business with Mr.- Coburn privately. “He had just had dime to go a short distance down the hall and come back when he reentered the of fice, and, without a word, began fir ing at Mr. Coburn, who sat at his desk. “I was so excited I didn’t look aTound until the firing ceased. There were four Or five shots fired. Mr. Coburn screamed after each shot. After the last shot was fired, Fox left the office, throwing his gun to the floor as he passed through the door. “When I looked at Mr. Coburn he was lying on the floor, screaming, and blood was spuriing from a wound in his face. Mrs. Heyman and myself ran down the hall to the office of the Fulton Finance com pany.” Born in Savannah. Captain William S. Coburn was born in Savannah in 1870 and after graduating from the Savannah pub lic schools became connected with the old Southwestern railway, re maining in the railway business for a number of years, and acquiring a knowledge of law through experi ence with railroad cases. He was married to Miss Ida Mallory, who survives him, in 1891. Two children, Miss Zoe Coburn, twenty-three, and William S. Cobum, Jr., were born in Savannah. In 1906 Captain Coburn moved to Atlanta and his youngest child, Miss Mary Coburn, thirteen, was born here. Captain Coburn won his military title by service in the national guard and went to the Mexican border as a captain, serving there through 1916 and 1917 until Camp Wheeler was established in Macon. He was sta tioned there for more than a year and finally went overseas early in he fall of 1918. His outfit was rushed into action during the final big drive of the allies and he was wounded twice in action, being once reported dead, before the armistice was signed. Upon his return from France and resignation of his commission in the regular army, Captain Coburn en gaged in the practice of law here and entered actively into politics. He opposed John A. Boykin for solicitor general in 1920, but was defeated. Joins the Klan. It was some time after his return from France that he became con nected with the Ku Klux Klan, as attorney and later as an organizer under Edward Young Clarke, then head of the propagation department of the klan. He was assigned in the latter part of 1921 as grand dragon of the Pacific coast region and moved with his family to Los An geles to take up that work, later re turning to Atlanta. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Subject: The Courage of Faith. Song— Battle Hymn of the Re public. . Scripture—Josh. 1:1-9; Acts 28: 20-25. Play: Tribute to Our Soldiers— By Tom Pate, Julia Morcock, Caro lyn Pate, Parker Edmonds, Sarah Williams and Alvin Hinton. Spirit of Brotherhood Annie Brown. A Mighty Fortress—Lola Hinton. FAITH F—Fortitude—Ellis Cooper. A—Adventurous Spirit Margaret Williams. I —lntrepidity—Frances Haslett. T—True-hearted, Trustworthy, Transformed—Nell Forrester. H—Heroism and Hardihood—Newton Cooper. Questions for discussion: Does it require much courage to live a Christian life in school? At your place of business? In the social circle ? ' Business to come before the meet ing. Song—My Country ’Tis of Thee. Every member is urged to be present by 6:30 o’clock. Leader: ANNA B. COOPER. OBSERVE POPPY DAY AND BOOK WEEK “Poppy Day” will be observed in Lawrenceville on Saturday, Novem ber 11th, and the school children will sell poppies the entire proceeds to go to the disabled soldier fund. The week beginning Monday, No vember 12th, will be “book week.” One-Time Nuisance Has Becon.c Veritable Gold Mine as Shown in By-Products Manufactured. Atlanta, Ga., November 5. —At- present the value of product* ob tained from cotton seed In this coun try is in excess of $150,000,000 an nually, according to officials of the Georgia department of agriculture. The one-time nuisance has become a veritable gold mine of enormous im portance in the prosperity of the cot ton states and of wide diversity in its uses. The manufactured articles -that trace their source back to cotton seed include many of the necessities and comforts of modern life. Mat tresses are stuffer with cotton seed linters. Eggs are fried in hydro genated cotton seed oil or other sub stitutes* derived from the seed. Dishes and soiled napkins are cleaned with soap probably contain ing cotton seed oil as an ingredient, and the sink and kitchen floor are brightened and rubbed up with washing compound, a cotton seed derivative. The noonday Juncheon may include canned tuna-fish or sardines which have been packed in cotton seed oil. The lady of the house uses a cel luloid comb made of a combination of nitrated cotton linters and cam phor. She may garb herself com pletely in garments of artificial silk made from nitrated cotton linters. If it is house painting time she may write a note to the painter on paper made from cotton seed linters. The chances are the roof will be painted with a residue derived, after many intermediate steps, from cotton seed. Cushions for Automobiles. Automobiles are cushioned with artificial leather made by coating cotton fabric with a mixture of tor oil and nitrated cotton linters. A detour in the road may mean that the highway is being repairei through the aid of dynamite, made through nitrated glycerin which in turn is a by-product obtained when soap is made from such vegetable oils as cotton seed oil. The roast beef or the juicy steak of the evening meal may come from an animal fattened on cotton seed hulls and meal. The French fried potatoes may have been fried in cot ton seed cooking oil and the salad may be garnished with a dressing made from cotton seed salad oil. In fact, thanks to chemistry, the entire day may be linked with ac tivities in which cotton or cotton seed derivatives play a part. “The magnitude of the loss suf fered by the south in the failure to discover earlier the possibilities of cotton seed can hardly be computed,” said an official of the state agricul tural department. ■ “It can be under stood in a degree when it is consid ered that the seed represents two thirds of the cotton crop and the cotton itself only one-third. Huge piles of cotton seeds that rotted on the ground or found their way into the rivers and creeks to clog them formed a problem that worried far mers and ginners in the south sixty years ago.” NOTICE. For a few days we will pav $2.50 per hundred pounds for cotton seed. E. B. ROCKMORE. CROPS OF THIS YEAR AND LAST PRIORTOOCT. 18 The Department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Census, announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned by counties, in Geor gia, for the crops of 1923 and 1922. The total for the state was made public at 10 a. m., Thursday, Octo ber 25. County 1923 1922 The State 413,748 569,020 Barrow 1,714 2,314 Clarke 1,802 1,765 DeKalb 366 206 Elbert 5,967 5 458 Forsyth 2,727 <.,688 Gwinnett 1,975 2,855 Hall 1,946 1.638 Jackson 5,670 5,972 Milton ....... 2,028 2,345 Walton 3,609 4,837 CANE ASSOCIATION A TO SUE GROWERS __ FOR NON-DELIVERY »* Cairo, Ga.—Suits will be entered immediately against several members of the Cane Growers’ Association, which has its headquarters hero, for failure to deliver their syrup to the association in accordance with their contracts, according to a resjlvtien adopted by the board of directors. The suits will seek to collect from each alleged defaulting member li quidated damages of $3 for each barrel of syrup sold outside of the association, according to Ira Car lisle attorney for the association. The court will also be asked to re strain them from further failure to abide by the terms of their con tracts. There is said to be no wide spread disloyalty to the association but the directors deemed action vital to the future welfare of the organi zation. TWO BANK BUILDINGS SOLD AT PUBLIC OUTCRY TUESDAY Tuesday was sale day and a num ber of pieces of property were- sold, among those being the Bank of Law renceville building, which was sold to F. Q. Sammon for the sum of $3275.00. This sale did not include the bank equipment. The building of the Bank of Lilburn was sold, T. R. Carroll buying same for the sum of $725.00. The sale of both bank buildings will have to be approved by Superintendent of Banks Bennett, as well as the judge of the superior court of this circuit. Another piece of Lawrenceville property sold was that of Mrs. R. M. Scruggs on Perry street. It was bought by Mr. W. M. Jordan for the sum of $1540.00. There were several farms sold, as well as a house and lot in Lilburn, all of them bringing fair prices un der present conditions. PROGRAM FOR THE B. Y. P. U. CONVENTION The fourth annual convention of the Lawrenceville Association will be held with Buford Baptist church, Buford, Ga., on Sunday, November 11, 1923. PROGRAM. 10:00—Singing Led by Ronald Young. 10:15—Devotional Miss Faith Porch. 10:30—Special music W. R Davis. 10:35—Our Aim—Julian Brown. 11:00—The Joy of a B. Y. P. U.— Ivan Otwell. 11:15—The Results of a B. Y. P. U.—Mrs. L. E. Smith. 11:30—My B. Y. P. U. Experience —Ronald Young. 11 ;50 —Sermon Address Quill Sammon, Jr. 12:30 DINNER ON THE GROUNDS. I:3o—Singing Led by Ronald Young. I:4o—Devotional Miss Gertrude Hayes. I:so—The Three Visitors—Buford Union. 2:05 —Stewardship and Tithing— Rev. Reid. 2:3o—The B. ,Y. P. U.—J. W. Merritt. 2:50 Special music Ronald Young. 3:oo—Report of committees. 3:lo—Address—Rev. L. E. Smith. NOTICE. I will sell on the 15th day of No vember 150 bushels of corn; 1 buggy and harness; 1 Jersey cow; 1 hog; farm tools; and all my household and kitchen furniture and other things not mentioned. nßp J. H. KNIGHT, At old Turner homeplace, Law renceville, Route 2. SEND US YOUR JOB WORK. TWICE-A-WEEK MANY PROBLEMS CONFRONT US SAYSS.C. BROWN There are many problems con fronting the American people and if we all sit idly by and let things go as they have been going there is no telling what the end wil be. One of the greatest problems and the most vital problems is that of taxation. The average person does not realize the seriousness of the situation Our politicians have been so interested in getting office and satisfying their own selfish desires that, they have thrown on the people laws upon top of laws that ought to be off the statute books. The truth about is there are so many laws until one violates one or more laws before he can turn around. The greatest aim of our lawmakers has been to pass measures to help their own selfish, end and the people are havnig to pay the bills and carry the burden of taxation. Today there are outstanding more than twenty billion dollars worth of non-taxable bonds, only a few be ing partially taxed, owned by the rich who pay absolutely no tax whatever which throws the burden bf taxation on the people who do not own these bonds. About one half the people in this country are paying all the taxes and they are the poorer classes and the very class that need some kind of relief, and the other half are going tax free which class own the money and should be made to pay certainly their part of the expense to run the government. Did you know that out of every six days you work all the money you make in one of these days go to pay your taxes? This :s an absolutely correct statement and if ypu do not believe it I can prove it to you. Just to think that ene has to toil one day out of six to keep up a bunch of people employed by our Government is a shame and disgrace to a civilized nation. Not only that if the thing keeps going like H is and has been going you will have to. work tm> fays jm'j&mmkkp* ■» until your whole time tnlfVftwiU up working for a bunch of Govern ment employees who ought to he out: working just like «e ha**. k> work... Did you know also that ene man in-, twenty is on the pay roll of the Go.v ernment? Just to think one marl draws his earnings and keeps up his family from the work of only nine teen others; in other words, nine teen men rae compelled t« pay a> salary to one man and keep up his.- 1 family each year. If that man gets two thousand dollars per annum, andi this is a small- salary compared to< many who are employed by the Gov ernment, the other nineteen men are having to go down in their pockets, pnd pay to that man and five dollars and twenty-six cents. Do you not think this is a wrong per pettrated on our citizens and there ought to be a remedy somewhere for it? 1 venture to say that the aver age man in the state of Georgia will not clear this amount of money in a year’s time and in some sections of the state where the boll weevil has cleaned up the farmers they aie not making this amoflnt of money in the course of a year’s time. These are soem of th eproblems conf-onting us and others will be discussed later. SAM G. BROWN, Lawrenceville, Ga. HOME ECONOMICS LECTURE AUSPICES WOMAN’S CLUB SATURDAY P. M„ NOV. 10 Mr. Herbert E. Squires, of Emory University, will lecture to the club women and ladies of the town at the Kiwanis club house November 10 at 3 o’clock p. m. Mr. Squires represents the famous Wear Ever Aluminum Company and his lecture, with actual deroonstra • ' ' ** tions, will be very worth while to every housekeeper in town. He will make coffee under the stove, roast without water on top of the stove, cool: cake on top of the stove, show how to repair aluminum utensils and how to clean same, will show how to reduce flames, use cheap cuts of meats and to cook scientifically. A luncheon will be served at the close of the lecture. A small admis sion fee of 15 cents will be charged. Come and bring a friend. MERCER MEN! All Mercer men are urged to be present at a luncheon at the Ewing hotel, Lawreneeville, Friday, No vember 9, at 12:30. Dr. Weaver will be present to address the alumni and others on “A Greater Mercer.” All who are interested if not Mercer men are invited. A good meeting is expected Fri day, November 9, at 12:30. ...*— NUMBER 3.